Name: Lechevalieria nigeriaca Camas et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ni.ge.ri’a.ca. N.L. fem. adj. nigeriaca, of or belonging to Nigeria

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 45680; JCM 31207; KCTC 29057; NJ2035; NRRL B-24881

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: JN989291 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Camas M, Veyisoglu A, Tatar D, Saygin H, Cetin D, Sazak A, Guven K, Sahin N. Lechevalieria nigeriaca sp. nov., isolated from arid soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3750-3754. 🇹🇷

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Lentzea nigeriaca (Camas et al. 2013) Nouioui et al. 2018

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Lentzea nigeriaca (Camas et al. 2013) Nouioui et al. 2018	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Lechevalieria nigeriaca is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Lechevalieria.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Lechevalieria Labeda et al. 2001

Assigned by: Camas M, Veyisoglu A, Tatar D, Saygin H, Cetin D, Sazak A, Guven K, Sahin N. Lechevalieria nigeriaca sp. nov., isolated from arid soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3750-3754. 🇹🇷

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